Wallis Graham Purchases 6,000 Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) Stock

Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) insider Wallis Graham bought 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of A$5.58 ($3.53) per share, for a total transaction of A$33,480.00 ($21,189.87).

Whitehaven Coal Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.88, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.15.

Whitehaven Coal Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.59%. This is a boost from Whitehaven Coal’s previous Interim dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. Whitehaven Coal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.45%.

About Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal Limited develops and operates coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. It operates through three segments: Open Cut Operations, Underground Operations, and Coal Trading and Blending. The company produces metallurgical and thermal coal. It operates four mines, including three open cut and one underground located in the Gunnedah Coal Basin in New South Wales.